Mardi Volume 1 Chapter 29 - What they lighted upon in further searching the Craft, and the Resolution they came to

In which the narrator and his companions discover the lamentable ruin of the Parki’s navigational instruments and log, finding instead a tragic record of loss and survival within its hold, and resolve upon a cautious westward voyage under his emergent command. Amidst scattered remnants and uncertain prospects, the vessel is repaired and set forth anew, the narrator embracing his unexpected role as master of this solitary craft upon the vast and enigmatic ocean.